Abuja Court rejects DSS request to detain Emefiele for another 14 days

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory Maitama has rejected a fresh application by the Department of State Services (DSS) to further detain the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, for another 14 days.

The court, in a ruling delivered by Justice Hamza Muazu, held that the application constituted an abuse of the judicial process, adding that the court had no jurisdiction to entertain it.

Justice Muazu noted that the said provisions vested exclusive rights of granting such application on the Magistrate Court.

Counsel to the DSS, Mr. Ejelonu, however applied and withdrew the application.